Medical Humanities Certificate

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About the Program

The Medical Humanities Certificate provides students with an understanding of how human experience, medical practice, and scientific technology intersect. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the program emphasizes how bioscience and health care take place within specific cultural and social contexts. The demand for professionals who can synthesize the ethical, social, historical, and practical aspects of health care continues to grow. This certificate will aid graduates pursuing degrees in pharmacy, medicine, occupational therapy, and other health professions, as well as law and graduate school programs to stand out.

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Requirements for the Certificate (18 credits)

A. Required Courses (12+ credits)

Other electives may be considered with a medical humanities focus with the permission of the program director.

Category 1: Humanities (6+ credits)

ASL 28000 - American Deaf Community: Language, Culture, And Society (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
CDIS 23900 - Introduction To Disability Studies
CLCS 23400 - Medical And Scientific Terminology From Greek And Latin Roots
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity (satisfies Humanities and Written Communication for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
CLCS 28000 - Topics In Classical Civilization *
CLCS 38400 - Ancient Western Medicine
CLCS 38500 - Science, Medicine And Magic In The Ancient West (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
COM 49100 - Special Topics In Communication *
DANC 14400 - Contact Improvisation
ENGL 42201 - Writing For The Health And Human Sciences
HIST 31505 - American Beauty
HIST 35205 - Death, Disease And Medicine In Twentieth Century American History
HIST 36305 - The History Of Medicine And Public Health (satisfies Humanities and Science, Technology & Society for core)
HIST 47005 - Women And Health In America
HIST 48800 - History Of Sexual Regulation In The United States
PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core)
PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 28000 - Ethics And Animals (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SPAN 32200 - Spanish For The Health Professions

Category 2: Social Sciences (6+ credits)

ANTH 20300 - Biological Bases Of Human Social Behavior (satisfies Behavioral/Social Science for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 20400 - Introduction To Biological Anthropology And Human Evolution (satisfies Science for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures (satisfies Behavioral/Social Science for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 33600 - Human Variation (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health
ANTH 34100 - Culture And Personality (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 39200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology *
ANTH 43600 - Human Evolution
ANTH 48200 - Sexual Diversity In Global Perspectives
ANTH 53400 - Human Osteology
ANTH 53500 - Foundations Of Biological Anthropology
ANTH 59200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology *
HDFS 32500 - Health And Health Care For Children And Families
HDFS 33000 - Sexuality And Family Life
HK 44000 - Human Diseases And Disorders
PSY 25100 - Health Psychology (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PSY 36700 - Adult Development And Aging
SOC 35200 - Drugs, Culture, And Society
SOC 37400 - Medical Sociology
SOC 45000 - Gender Roles In Modern Society (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SOC 57100 - Health And Social Behavior
SOC 57200 - Comparative Healthcare Systems
SOC 57300 - The Human Side Of Medicine
SOC 57400 - The Social Organization Of Healthcare

B. Interdisciplinary Capstone Project (3 credits)

Select one 400-500 level class from the elective list which must result in an interdisciplinary Medical Humanities project.

The capstone project offers an opportunity to develop an extended interdisciplinary analysis of a significant problem in medical humanities. Individual project advisors will specify the precise requirements for the project. Capstone projects must be registered and approved by the Program Director through Medical Humanities Capstone Application form available on Medical Humanities website to fulfill certificate requirement.

Notes

Students must earn a “C-” or better in order to receive credits for meeting [a unit level requirement]. The P/NP option is not available to complete this minor.
At least 50% of credits for the CLA certificate must be from Purdue University.
Courses marked with (*) are variable title and/or variable credit courses. These courses may be applied to the Medical Humanities Certificate only in cases where the content is extensively relevant to Medical Humanities.
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Certificate.

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